Relating to the abolition of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for nonrenewal or other disciplinary action in relation to a professional or occupational license and to certain duties of state agencies and political subdivisions in relation to delinquent or defaulted student loans.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2019
Last action Apr 16, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2019
How they voted
105–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 116
Apr 16, 2019
D
Democratic48
89% Yea
R
Republican68
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 16, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Hernandez
DDemocratic
P
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
P
MK
Matt Krause
RRepublican
P
Matt Shaheen
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
CI
Celia Israel
DDemocratic
Co
CG
Craig Goldman
RRepublican
Co
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
Co
Gene Wu
DDemocratic
Co
IM
Ina Minjarez
DDemocratic
Co
J.M. Lozano
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
Co
JR
John Raney
RRepublican
Co
JS
Jonathan Stickland
RRepublican
Co
LO
Lina Ortega
DDemocratic
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